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Notes
from around the Cancer Center
Tempting Tables
Golf Supports Research!
"Millionaire"
Winnings Donated
The Loss of Robert Urich
 Tempting
Tables
Another successful Tempting Tables event was held in Muskegon,
Mich., raising $35,000 for Dr.
Sofia Merajver’s breast cancer research at the U-M.
Local residents created unique tabletop displays using such
personal collectibles as antiques, china and linens.
Attendees gave donations to view the creative tables, which
weredisplayed at the Torrent House. In addition to coming
together as a community, goals of this grassroots event are
to increase awareness about breast cancer, raise funds to
support breast cancer research, and support local breast cancer
patients through a raffle project.
This is the fourth time proceeds from this event have been
donated to Dr. Merjaver, with total funding exceeding $85,000.
New Finding:
Golf Supports Research!
The 1st Annual Robert Urich Golf Classic was held at the Sherwood
Country Club, Thousand Oaks, Calif., on Nov. 18-19, 2001.
Nearly 100 golfers raised more than $100,000 to support the
Heather
and Robert Urich Fund for Sarcoma Research at the University
of Michigan Cancer Center.
Celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse helped “kick it up a notch”
by cooking at the Urich’s home for a special pre-event
cocktail party for corporate sponsors, celebrities and out-of-town
guests. New for the 2002 Classic will be a kick-off dinner,
including live and silent auctions, celebrity entertainment
and dancing.
Urich Donates Winnings to Center
In February, Actor Robert Urich appeared on
the celebrity version of the popular game show “Who Wants
to be a Millionaire?” He donated his winnings –
$125,000 – to the Cancer Center’s
Heather and Robert Urich Fund for Sarcoma Research.
, which he and his wife established two years ago after he
was successfully treated for the disease by a U-M team. Urich
traveled to Ann Arbor for his treatment because of the Cancer
Center’s national reputation for specialized care and
cutting-edge research on sarcoma, a rare and challenging group
of cancers that arise in connective tissues such as muscles,
cartilage, tendons and bones. The Urich Fund is designed to
accelerate the pace of research aimed at fighting sarcoma
through support for laboratory and clinical studies at U-M.
Statement on the Loss of Robert Urich
On April 16, 2002, actor Robert Urich passed
away. He was a tremendous friend to the U-M Comprehensive
Cancer Center, and he will be sorely missed. A statement from
Max Wicha, M.D., Director, Univ. of Michigan Comprehensive
Cancer Center;
and Laurence Baker, D.O., Deputy Director of Cancer Center
and Program Leader for Sarcoma, Univ. of Michigan Comprehensive
Cancer Center can be viewed here.
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